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M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. Now in private practice in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Question my sister is 52 years old and is scheduled for complete removal of the thyroid gland, she had part removed 2 weeks ago. the pathologist report came back with the findings of the type of cancer as hurthle,surgery is scheduled for june 2 2009. could you please advise what is the best surgical procedure and follow up care for best cure results.she will be treated at the cleveland clinic in cleveland ohio united states. she also had ovarian cancer back in 1996, has been cancer free till now.thank you for this forum.
Answer This is a rather rare form of thyroid cancer (also such tumors in general are uncommon). It should be treated by complete removal of the thyroid gland (but sparing the parathyroid glands). To be on the safe side that should probably be followed by radioactive iodine treatment and then a constant life long thyroid hormone replacement and tumor stimulation suppression therapy should be given. Most of these treatments go well but guarantees are not possible.
